Tellfamily
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Tellfamily on Sept 5, 2005 10:08:52 GMT -5
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JC
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Post by JC on Sept 5, 2005 10:13:34 GMT -5
Awesome, those are very nice shapes. How long were they in course? What was your recipe?
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Post by Alice on Sept 5, 2005 10:37:26 GMT -5
Nice looking batch! What will you be doing with all of them?
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 5, 2005 11:42:38 GMT -5
 ;D great mixed batch of stones, love the botswanas peeking out! great shine! KD
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Rose
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Post by Rose on Sept 5, 2005 12:21:52 GMT -5
Very nice - what are the reddish colourful strippy ones and the one in the first picture top right , blueish with lines and bits of yellow
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 5, 2005 12:38:31 GMT -5
tell those are great looking! one of those batches you find something new everytime you look at it.
kim
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chassroc
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Post by chassroc on Sept 5, 2005 13:05:20 GMT -5
Great Batch Tell...
A little something for every taste...That vivid purple marble is very unusual...especially like that baned rock in the first picture just right of center near the top, the white rocks witha circumferential gray band and a cocoa out cropping on one side..Are the brown with some gray banding at the bottom left of the last picture petwood?
csroc
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WyckedWyre
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Post by WyckedWyre on Sept 5, 2005 13:41:49 GMT -5
Gorgeous batch.  S |
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rollingstone
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Post by rollingstone on Sept 5, 2005 16:40:02 GMT -5
What a great sparkle on those. You must have at least one of every known type of rock in there!
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Tellfamily
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Tellfamily on Sept 5, 2005 23:13:38 GMT -5
Our recipe is:
30/60 grit for at least two weeks.
60/90 for at least two weeks
120 for 2 weeks
500 for 2 weeks
1000 for 2 weeks
polish for about 10 days. Polish is a mix of 3 parts Chrome Oxide & 1 part Tin Oxide.
I'm kind of picky and if a stone has the slighest feel of not being ready for the next step, it goes throught he old step again. (and again & angain)
We have discovered that puting things through 1000 grit make a BIG difference on the shine.
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Tellfamily
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Post by Tellfamily on Sept 5, 2005 23:16:24 GMT -5
What are we going to do?  ? Very good question! They are sorted & sit in a box waiting for me to either wire wrap them or drill a hole in them. I have never finished a wire wrapping job. I always start them & them take them apart, cus they look REAL bad. We have books on making jewery, but are not real good at it. So I hope it is a long very cold winter, so we get lots of practice. |
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Tellfamily
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Post by Tellfamily on Sept 5, 2005 23:18:40 GMT -5
Rose the rock in question is Blue Tiger Eye that we "cooked" to make it more red. Gives the blue ones a very different color.
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Post by joe on Sept 6, 2005 0:36:56 GMT -5
Great shine on some nice rocks! I like that round purple one the best.
Joe
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Post by Toad on Sept 6, 2005 5:24:28 GMT -5
Beautiful batch. Nice variety.
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Post by creativeminded on Sept 6, 2005 9:06:29 GMT -5
WOW, beautiful.
Tami
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Sept 6, 2005 12:32:29 GMT -5
Hey tell and Missus- nice job there- You keep raising the bar! so what is that purple marble?
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Tellfamily
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Post by Tellfamily on Sept 7, 2005 19:19:14 GMT -5
I'm not sure what the purple is. It looks round, but it is really oval. It has a wonderful swirl pattern that does not come out in the photos.
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Sept 8, 2005 14:53:52 GMT -5
Very cool!
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Post by Cher on Sept 8, 2005 15:25:52 GMT -5
Wow, how did I miss these? Awesome job Tell and Mrs. Tell, beautiful shine and some really pretty rocks too. I love batches like that.
Cher
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Sept 8, 2005 16:44:49 GMT -5
Hi,
A wonderfull selection with a great shine too.
What type of stone is the triangular one , white with blue & green spots on it
Top RH side (2nd photo)& top photo ? Its gorgeous
Yours,
Jack
Yorkshire UK
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